DWC Soliciting Comments on Spinal Hardware Rules Change

The Division of Workers' Compensation is soliciting comments on draft regulations that would revise the inpatient hospital fee schedule, including new rules on implantable hardware used in complex spinal surgeries.The division said the draft revisions regulations are part of its 12-point plan to monitor and help control medical costs in California’s workers’ compensation system. The rules are posted on the "forum" section of the agency's website, where stakeholders may submit comments through June 22.Labor Code Section 5318 allows hospitals to "pass through" the cost of spi...